Improvement in solder ing-tools



IQ. CUTTING. 'SOLADERING-TOOLS.

Patented July 3, 1877.

No.-19Z,743.

NJETERS, PHOTQ-UTHDGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. n. O.

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UNITED STATE S PATENT @FFIGE.

' l LEWIS CUTTING, or SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SOLDERlNG-TQOLS.

- Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 192,743, dated July3, 1877; application filed April 28, 1877.

To all whom it may concern! 1 Be it known that I, LEWIS CUTTING, of thecity and county of San Francisco, in the State of California, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Soldering-Tools, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved soldering-tool. Fig. 2 is the heater detached or removed fromthe tool. longitudinal sectional view through that por tion of the toolforming the holder. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the holder, thesolderingcylinder, and the heater. Fig. 5 is a plan and elevation of thecylinder that forms the soldering end of the tool and Fig. 6 is a planof the ferrule within which the cylinder is placed and adjusted.

The object of my invention is to produce a soldering-tool which shall bekept in a properly-heated state by means of a removable heating-iron,instead of being introduced into the fire or other heating medium,whereby the tool is kept heated more evenly and for a greater length oftime than has been heretofore possible, and the tool is further mademore endurable and lasting by reason of the parts not being submitted tothe burning action of the fire. It consists of a holder, in which thesoldering-cylinder is held and adjusted,'a heating-iron capable of beingintroduced into the cylinder when hot and of being taken out when cold,and a'central turning-rod and The cylinder A, which forms the solderingend of the tool,-is'made preferably of copper,

' purpose of. binding the ring around the cylinder and of holding thegage-pin in place.

The slit in the cylinderA is made to permit the end of the gage-pin alto project within the cylinder, where it serves as a stop to hold theheater D'at proper distance above the beveled end of the cylinder.

The clamping-ring B is provided with a pin Fig. 3 is aor stud, f, uponits inner side, which engages with one of. the holes in the cylinder,and acts 1 to hold it in place. Several of these holes are madein thecylinder to allow it to beset down required; and thus the tool can bekept continnously in aheated state and at work without interruption.

The barbed or pointed rod F passes through a hole in the handle G andthrough a hole made in the heater for the purpose, and it acts as acenter upon which to turn the tool, in the same manner as in the toolpatented to me in the Letters Patent N 0. 136,367, March 4,, 1873. Mytool is designed more especially for sealing cans in which fruit andother canned goods are preserved; and it operates in a rapid andefficient manner to seal the covers. It is produced, likewise, at asmall expense, and with less liability to get out of order than thosenow in general use.

The manner of heating my improved tool enables it to. retain the heatmuch longer, to

- be more evenly and regularly heated, and to be -free from scale, andat all times clean and ready for use. When the cylinder A becomesentirely worn down it is readily removed and a new one substituted inplace of it by loosening the screws 0 e.

If the pin f of the clamping-ring be made long enough to project withinthe cylinder A,

it can be used as a stop for the heater D in place of the gage-pin d,and the latter can be dispensed with. In such case the cylinder A neednot be slitted or divided.

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim as new therein,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A soldering-tool composed of the following parts or elements, viz Thehandle G, with its bar 0 and clamping-ring B, the soldering edge orcylinder A, and the heater D, adapted to be inserted within, and removedfrom, the

end of the soldering-cylinder, and hehltherein at proper distance fromthe lower end by any suitable means, thewhole constructed and arrangedtogether substantially in the manner herein'set forth. r

2. The clamping-ring B upon the end of the holderO, adjustable by meansof the screws 0 a, with its pin or stop f, for holding the cylinder Awithin it, when constructed and arranged to operate substantially as andfor the purpose herein described.

3. A soldering-tool in which the soldering end is formed of a hollowring or cylinder,

with a beveled edge and a detachable and re- 4 movable heater, adaptedto be inserted within and removed from the cylinder, and supportedtherein by a pin or stop, substantially as herein described andspecified.

In testimony that I claim" the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 17th day of 'April, 1877.

' LEWIS CUTTING.

Witnesses:

0. W. M. SMITH, PHILIP MAHLER.

